CERULEAN: hoarfrost

Friday, February 10, 2012

hoarfrost

4 comments:

Sharon said...: WoW! Totally wonderful!; February 10, 2012 at 5:33 AM
Carole Reid said...: BRRRRR they make me cold just looking at them! Nice!; February 10, 2012 at 6:12 AM
Missouri Bend Paper Works said...: Beautiful!!! Hoarfrost is a magical thing....it's here in these pieces!; February 10, 2012 at 4:24 PM
Sophie Munns said...: Really like!
Interesting details to draw one in and overall ... composition wonderful!
To work on such variations on a theme can provide such rich material... much to enjoy Eric!; February 25, 2012 at 11:52 AM

About the name

Cerulean is a range of colours from deep blue, skye-blue, bright blue or azure to deep cyan. The word cerulean comes from the Latin word caerulem, which means 'sky' or 'heavens' or sometimes 'oceans'.

Besides cerulean, ultramarine (cornflower blue) plays a prominent role. This pigment is natural present in the mineral lazurite, found in the valuable lapis lazuli.

From 1100 onwards this pigment, imported from Asia (China, Afghanistan), reaches the ateliers of painters in Europe, the blue of old masters Ducio, Titiaan and Vermeer.

In Italy the colour was known as Azurro Oltramarino. Literally 'the azurite coming from beyond the seas'.

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Friday, February 10, 2012

hoarfrost

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